^ Yeah I would agree with that. It doesn't erupt in your face like some songs do, it just oozes out in to the final part of the song and that is another reason why I love this song so much.

Yup. Many U2 songs have that type of climax. One has it ("love is a temple" verse), Walk On has it ("all that you fashion" verse), Magnificent has it (repetition of the chorus at the end), I can go on and on. Just because it isnt a prototypical climax a la With or Without You or City of Blinding Lights doesnt mean its not a climax

the best climax in recent U2 memory is easily SYCMIOYO the "can....you..hear......me..when.....i .....SINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG" part. YES!

For once I agree with DesertSky.

DISAGREE. We agreed on Miami and ABOY being the worst from their respecitve albums.

^ Yeah I would agree with that. It doesn't erupt in your face like some songs do, it just oozes out in to the final part of the song and that is another reason why I love this song so much.

Yup. Many U2 songs have that type of climax. One has it ("love is a temple" verse), Walk On has it ("all that you fashion" verse), Magnificent has it (repetition of the chorus at the end), I can go on and on. Just because it isnt a prototypical climax a la With or Without You or City of Blinding Lights doesnt mean its not a climax

the best climax in recent U2 memory is easily SYCMIOYO the "can....you..hear......me..when.....i .....SINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG" part. YES!

For once I agree with DesertSky.

DISAGREE. We agreed on Miami and ABOY being the worst from their respecitve albums.

I'm gonna bring this topic back from the dead and I know this has been debated forever but a few more opinions can't hurt us can it?

Strangely, my opinion has changed since I last posted here. My order of U2's albums have been shaken up a bit. Here goes...

1. No Line On The Horizon2. Achtung Baby3. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb4. The Unforgettable Fire5. All That You Can't Leave Behind6. The Joshua Tree7. Pop8. Boy9. War10. Zooropa11. October12. Rattle And Hum

1. Zooropa2. No Line On The Horizon3. Pop4. Achtung Baby5. October6. The Unforgettable Fire7. All That You Can't Leave Behind8. War9. The Joshua Tree10. Boy11. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb12. Rattle & Ham

1a. Achtung Baby1b. Pop********2. No Line on the Horizon3. The Joshua Tree4. Zooropa5. All That You Can't Leave Behind6. The Unforgettable Fire7. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb8. War9. Boy10. Rattle And Hum11. October

1. Achtung Baby2. The Joshua Tree3. Zooropa4. The Unforgettable Fire5. Pop6. Rattle And Hum7. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb8. No Line On The Horizon (they switch very, very often though. Maybe I should tie it.)9. Boy10. All That You Can't Leave Behind11. October12. War

1) The Unforgettable Fire2) October3) The Joshua Tree4) Achtung Baby5) All That You Can't Leave Behind6) Pop7) Boy8) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb9) War10) Zooropa11) Rattle & Hum12) No Line On The Horizon

1. All That You Can't Leave Behind2. Achtung Baby3. No Line on the Horizon4. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb5. The Joshua Tree6. Pop7. Boy8. Zooropa9. Rattle and Hum10. The Unforgettable Fire11. War12. October

Some minor changes from last year's rankings:

1. All That You Can't Leave Behind (same)2. Achtung Baby (same)3. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (+1)4. The Joshua Tree (+1)5. No Line On The Horizon (-2)6. Zooropa (+2)7. Pop (-1)8. The Unforgettable Fire (+2)9. Rattle And Hum (same)10. October (+2)11. Boy (-4)12. War (-1)

October escaped the cellar because I have REALLY gotten into Scarlet, especially after seeing it live. Boy fell because I haven't listened to it at all besides I Will Follow and Out of Control really. I've been big into The Unforgettable Fire's album tracks lately and I've fallen in love with Zooropa the song and the album over the last few months

Have I already ranked? I can't remember and am too lazy to check; besides, it's probably changed a bit if I have! And yes, I'm in the camp that counts OS1 as a U2 album.

1. Achtung Baby2. Zooropa3. No Line on the Horizon4. Original Soundtracks 15. The Unforgettable Fire6. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb7. The Joshua Tree8. Pop9. All That You Can't Leave Behind10. War11. Rattle and Hum12. Boy13. October

I'm not ranking based on contents, but on how the album stands as a cohesive whole (which is basically what determines my preference anyways). Hence why I feel that while the individual tracks on The Joshua Tree are pound-for-pound stronger than the songs on Zooropa, adding it all together into a unit I feel that Zooropa is the stronger narrative and is thus placed higher.